diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 96dd4ef10c..9f677825f9 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -712,6 +712,10 @@ static void create_uart(const VirtMachineState *vms, qemu_irq *pic, int uart,
         /* Mark as not usable by the normal world */
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, nodename, "status", "disabled");
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, nodename, "secure-status", "okay");
+
+        qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vms->fdt, "/secure-chosen");
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, "/secure-chosen", "stdout-path",
+                                nodename);
     }
 
     g_free(nodename);